ο Indi (omicron Indi)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -60.96° Az: 213.29° Direction: South-South-West

ο Indi is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Indus.

ο Indi visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, ο Indi is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of ο Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Indi during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 52m 53s

Declination -69° 30’ 34”

Hour Angle 08h 41m 44s

Sidereal Time 06h 34m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 50m 47s

Declination -69° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.8°

Galactic Latitude -40.23°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.64

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ο Indi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ο Indi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ο Indi is distant 558.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 171.23

Distance (light year) 558.22

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ο Indi
(omicron Indi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207241

SAO Catalogue SAO255087

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107835

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 2873

FK5 Catalogue 820

Visibility from Your Location

ο Indi (omicron Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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